Head of Data Science, Strategic Finance
OpenAI · San Francisco
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## About the Team The Strategic Finance team shapes the company’s financial strategy and plays a critical role in capital allocation decisions—aligning financial goals with broader business and mission objectives. The Strategic Finance Data Science function has four core priorities: 1. Accurately and credibly forecast key business and financial metrics 2. Ensure attainment of key targets 3. Support complex modeling and analyses for business decision-making 4. Scale recurring work and analysis through automation and dashboarding ## About the Role The **Head of Data Science, Strategic Finance** partners closely with the Strategic Finance team, as well as Product and GTM Data Science organizations, to execute on core business priorities. You will report to the **VP of Strategic Finance** and work with finance leadership to drive data-driven decision-making, improve data fluency, and improve financial outcomes. **Location:** San Francisco, CA (Hybrid: 3 days in office/week). Relocation assistance available. ## What You’ll Do - Develop accurate forecasts for product usage and revenue, including consumption and underlying drivers, enabling real-time tracking of key metrics performance and trajectory - Become an expert in OpenAI’s data and systems through partnership with Data Engineering, Finance, and other Data Science teams - Design and deliver dashboards for key metrics impacting financial performance - Lead metrics reviews with Strategic Finance and finance leadership to interpret trends and surface actionable insights - Drive automation of standardized reporting, analysis, and processes across revenue segments and compute spend - Build and mentor a high-performing team - Support critical business decisions with ad hoc analysis as needed ## You Might Thrive If You Have - **MS/PhD** in a quantitative discipline (Math, Statistics, Operations Research, Economics, Engineering, or CS) - **12+ years** of experience in a Data Science role at a dynamic, outcome-driven organization - Proficiency in analytical tools including **SQL** - Extensive experience building **production-ready time series models** - Built adjustable and explainable forecast models for multiple planning cycles - Experience conducting open-ended research on new forecasting methodologies - Ability to distill complex financial information into actionable insights for leadership - Excellent communication and “storytelling” skills when presenting data insights - Comfort in a dynamic environment—flexible and willing to jump in to get things done - Knowledge of **Python** - Prior management experience ## About OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring general-purpose AI benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of AI capabilities and seek to safely deploy them through our products. OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. *Background checks will be administered in accordance with applicable law.*
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